Residential Counselor

Position: Residential Counselor for our Calabrese Youth Center 24 hour Residential Services.

Location:Laradon fosters a collaborative team environment; working onsite in Denver CO 5100 Lincoln St.

Application Deadline: until filled

Schedule: FridaySun 7am7pm. or SatTues 10am8pmPartTime weekend shifts available weekends

Starting Salary Range: *$24.00/hr.$28.12/hr. $0.50 weekend differential and $1.00 bilingual/Spanish differential)

*The stated starting salary pay range for this position is meant to reflect a range of where a typical entry level candidate would start and is not meant to be all inclusive. Additional education and experience may result in a starting pay outside of the stated range.*

Laradon has been a leader in advocacy education and support for kids and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities for over 75 years. We are looking for talented and dedicated team members to carry our legacy forward.

If you genuinely care about providing youth and/or adults with a sense of direction and hope then youll get huge satisfaction from this role. Your influence will not only impact the lives of youth and/or adults but the community as a whole. Laradon staff work extremely hard and are challenged every day but they play a key role in supporting the wellbeing of the individuals that we serve.

We are seeking an overnight Residential Counselor to support the Calabrese Youth Center (CYC). Reporting to the CYC Program Manager this role will support Laradons mission byproviding life skills training and support to children/youth living in Laradons Youth Center program. Ensuring the health and safety of children/youth and providing the assistance necessary to increase independent living skills.

No day is ever alike but you can generally look forward to the following responsibilities:

• Plan and implement daily activity schedule.
• Supervise and assist the children/youth with medications.
• Train and assist as necessary children/youth in shopping cleaning money management hobbies personal hygiene etc.
• Provide direct counseling and training services to children/youth.
• Oversee health and welfare of children/youth and report concerns and progress to program manager.
• Facilitate groups on a daily basis (anger management selfesteem etc..
• Provide 24hour supervision to children/youth.
• Ensure facilities are clean safe and orderly.
• Attend Youth Center staff meetings.
• Implement behavior programs.
• Assist with recreational activities.
• Perform monthly safety/fire drills.
• Perform Safety Care techniques as needed.
• Train children/youth in use of community resources (RTD laundromat banks restaurants etc..
• Execute duties according to rules and regulations of licensing agencies.
• Drive participants as necessary for program needs.
• Maintain regular and punctual attendance.
• Documentation as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

We do not offer benefits for our PartTime staff.

We believe in providing continuing education and development opportunities for our employees. To start you off right in your position well make sure you are trained in the following:

• Orientation
• Mandatory Reporting
• Incident Reporting
• First Aid/CPR
• Safety Care/Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
• Defensive Driving
• Person Centered Training
• Trauma Informed Care
• QMAP
• Professional Boundaries

We look forward to what you will bring to our workplace:

• Valid driving license good driving record and reliable transportation preferred.
• Be at least 21 years of age.
• Ability to communicate well with children/youth staff and parents.
• Two years of college education or high school diploma plus one year of experience in human services field.
• Physical requirements include the ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force; physical condition to enable walking standing sitting stooping kneeling crouching or crawling; stamina to be on feet and active for full work days. Must frequently lift or move objects weighing up to 10 pounds and occasionally liftor move objects weighing up to 50 pounds.Must be able to successfully pass Safety Care training and preemployment physical examination.

Our commitment to you once you get here:

Our DEIB/A policy supports and strengthens Laradons mission of promoting advocacy community access and independence for the individuals we serve and celebrating the unique differences and abilities of our employees. Laradon strives to foster a culture that celebrates diversity ensuring that each member of our community has equal opportunities to thrive and contribute their unique perspectives. We are committed to promoting equity and accessibility by identifying and eliminating systemic barriers that may hinder the growth and advancement of underrepresented groups through intentional and inclusive practices.

To provide culturally aware services to individuals students guests and staff/employees our hiring practices reflect our values by offering an environment that celebrates diversity and embraces inclusion. All of our team members regardless of race ethnicity sexual orientation gender identity age language abilities/disabilities veteran status religion citizenship socioeconomic status geographic region or other defining characteristics should feel a sense of belonging and value. We strive for excellence in every role within Laradon and select the most qualified people who embrace and embody our mission and values.

Our Values:

Inclusion Compassion Advocacy Respect Empowerment